Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4222 10 Feb 2026, 04:07

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 84 0 0 0 0 84 6 0 6 15:44.017 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
Feature Additional software
As a Tails user I may want to install software not shipped in Tails And have them installed automatically when I enable persistence in the Greeter
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc
1:53.974
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.601
And I update APT using apt 7.655
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.352
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.933
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.431
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.855
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 2.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:12.863
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 54.437
And I update APT using apt 5.528
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.350
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 6.280
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 21.950
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.271
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.552
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 45.078
And I enable persistence 19.630
And I log in to a new session 10.840
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.374
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.683
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.645
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.370
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.793
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given a computer 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.687
And I update APT using apt 5.420
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.363
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.188
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.435
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.653
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.124
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:47.137
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.172
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.461
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.646
When I start Synaptic 12.927
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.536
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.228
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.484
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.794
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.212
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.491
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.870
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.338
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.314
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.039
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.177
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.540
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.781
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:52.080
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.603
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.012
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.766
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.131
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.882
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.509
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.215
And I enable persistence 6.744
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.011
# Prevent the "Warning: virtual machine detected!" notification from racing
# with the one we'll be interacting with below.
And I disable the tails-virt-notify-user.service user unit 0.062
And I log in to a new session 11.718
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.454
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# We remove the newest package after it has been downloaded and before
# it is installed, so that the upgrade process fails
And I prepare the Additional Software upgrade process to fail 0.092
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 11.963
And available upgrades have been checked 2.190
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.162
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.646
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.700
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.073
And I enable persistence 5.559
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.021
And I log in to a new session 11.679
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.718
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 22.728
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.165
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.975
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.988
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.181
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.650
And I enable persistence 7.107
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
# Prevent the "Warning: virtual machine detected!" notification from racing
# with the one we'll be interacting with below.
And I disable the tails-virt-notify-user.service user unit 0.059
And I log in to a new session 11.502
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.975
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 3.292
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.455
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.989
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007